Grateful for Unleashed
September 25, 2008
Filed under Other Stuff
Unleashed got a letter to the editor!
To the editor — Recently I picked up my son’s yearbook. In looking at the activities he listed by his senior picture I noted “Unleashed” among others. I smiled and reflected on his years as an Unleashed reporter. The Yakima Herald-Republic is to be commended for this award-winning section. As a parent I cannot thank you enough for the contribution to my son’s life through the participation in Unleashed.
Over the years many people commented to me after reading his articles, the majority of them were my age, 49 or older. I was told time and time again how they eagerly they anticipated the Unleashed section each Tuesday. They loved reading the views of the younger generation and they were impressed with the intellect and skill of the young writers.
With the changes in the newspaper industry today, it is wonderful for these teens, some of whom might be interested in journalism as a career, to have a section of their own. It undergirds the value of words on paper. Students involved in Unleashed have the advantage of holding, seeing and touching their own written word.
Long live Unleashed.
LAURIE A.D. KANYER
Laurie Kanyer is the mother of Wyatt Kanyer, a freshman at Texas Christian University and a 2008 graduate of Riverside Christian School. He served on the Unleashed team for two years.
This letter was published in the Yakima Herald-Republic on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
